Necktie



April28, 1925.

M. C. KELLY NECKTIE g Jan. 4; 1924 /Nl ENTOH v M.C. KEL L V A TTOENE Y m I Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE. I

MICHAEL c. army, or MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

NECKTIE.

Application filed January l, 1924. Serial No. 684,356.

in the art to which it appertains to make.

and use the same;

This invention relates to a necktie and particularly to a tie adapted to be tied by the wearer, such as a four-in-hand tie. it is desirable from several view points to have certain four-in-hand ties constructed with the grain or texture of the cloth and the pattern thereof, especially striped patterns,

extending diagonally across the longitudinal center line of the tie. It has been the common practice to out such ties from a sheet or bolt of the goods, using patterns which were laid out on the goods in a diagonal direction relatively to the pattern or texture of the goods. Such patterns" generally have i been formed with reversely curved edges, particularly adjacent their ends, so that when the tie was cut out from the goods there would be a fullness on one side of the tie Which'would have to be taken up in the stitching. This fact, together with the fact that the ties were not laid out with a center line on the pattern at the correct anglewith the grain or texture of the goods, resulted in an uneven bias in the finished tie, which has been found to be very objectionable.

It is an object of this invention, therefore, toprovide a tie the longitudinal center line of which extends on'a bias of degrees or, in other Words, extends at 45 degrees to the warp of the goods, whereby the threads are of equal length on each side of the longitudinalcenter, line and twisting of'the tie due to longitudinal pulling movement thereof is prevented.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a tie out from a pattern in which the side edges are rectilinear and make equal angles with the longitudinal center line of the pattern and preferably are also of equal length. i

It is still another object of the invention to provide a method of laying out the ties on the goods and cutting out the same so that the goods is efficiently .used and a tie having proper bias is produced.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be'fully set fo-rth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the diiferent views, and in which,

Fig. l is a plan viewshowing a strip of goods with the patterns laid out thereon.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tie as cut from the goods before the same is folded.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of a partially completed tie.

Fig. 4c is a cross section also showing the tie just before completion. v

Fig. 5 is a plan-view of the front side of the completed tie.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the rear side of the completed tie.

Referring to the drawings, a sheet of matei'ial suitablefor ties, such as silk, satin, or other material, is indicated as 1, on which piece of goods the figures, such as stripes, are extended vertically or horizontally. The pattern or the shape in which the ties are cut from the goods are indicated on said sheet as 2. Such patterns, it will be noted, have side edges 2 which are rectilinear from the line 1 to the large part of the pattern and diverge at equal angles from the longi t-udinal center line 2 indicated as a dash and dot line. The side edges 2" of the pattern are also substantially of equal length terminating at the corners 2, the terminal part of the tie 2 being pointed or triangular in shape, which triangular portion has an extra strip 2 along one side thereof. One

of the side edges 2 continues as a straight line .to the smaller end of the pattern, but the other edge 2 extends slightly out ward from the line 1 to the small end of the tie, said side thus forming a very obtuse angle with its vertex at the line 1 for a purpose to be later described. The patterns 2 are laid out on the goods with theirlongitudinal center lines 2 extend-' ing at an angle of substantially 45 degrees with the warp threads 5, and consequently to the woof threads 6' which extend at right angles thereto, and thus, with the figure of the goods so that if the figure comprises stripes, the stripes extending diagonally across the pattern. Two of the patterns 2 are laid out in contacting reverse relation and the patterns at each side thereof are suitably spaced so that pieces 3 will be.

formed therebetween, which pieces are divided along the line 4. The pieces 3 are used to form the small ends of the ties and the ends 3 thereof are also pointed or triangular in shape and have a projecting strip 3 at one side thereof. It will thus be seen that practically all of the goods is used and there is very little waste material. The ties, as cut from the goods, along the edge of the patterns 2 and 3 are. then arranged as indicated in Fig. 2. The tapered ends of the portions 3 are overlapped along one side with the tapered end of the portion 2, the side edge 2 on which the portion 3 is oy'erlapped being the side having the obtuse angle therein, said angle providing a narrow strippf material adapted to be stitched to the overlapping portion of the piece 3.

, portions 2 and 3.

The narrow strips 2 and 3 are folded over and stitched or hemmed as these parts do not extend along the formed s'elvage of the strip of goods, as do the oppositesides of The tie, as shown in. Fig. 2, is now folded on its longitudinal center line and stitched along'the folded edge, as indicated in Fig;

- 3, which represents a cross sect-ion of the tie so folded and stitched. The tie is now turned inside out so that the stitched edges are on the interior thereof and the tie is then folded so that the stitched edges extend in the longitudinal center of the rear side thereof, as shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 6. The tie is now pressed in this condition and the finished tie appears, as shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6. By so cutting and folding the tie, the longitudinal center line of the pattern 2 now becomes the center line of the main or tying portion of the finished tie.

Applicants method, therefore, results in a 2 tie in which the longitudinal center line extends substantially at 45 degrees to the textudinal center line of the tie thus makes an angle of 15 degrees to the warp threads it, of course, will make the same angle with the woof threads which are at right angles to the warp threads. This results in the length of a warp thread 5 passing through any point on the longitudinal center line being the same length as the woof thread 6 which passes through said point. When a longitudinal stress or pull is placed on the tie the stress is thus along the bisector of the angle of the warp" and woof threads and the same stress is placed on the warp threads as is placed on the woof threads. It will readily be seen that this is not true if the longitudinal center line of the tie is at any other angle than 45 degrees. If the center line is not at an angle of 45 degrees one side of the tie will be stretched more than the other by a pull and the tie will twist or curl. \Vith the longitudinal center line at 45 degrees, however, the pull on both sides of the threads isequalized and one side of the tie is not stretched .more than the other and the tie will not twist when pulled upon. It is well known that four-in-hand ties, when cut diagonally of the goods, soon twist and get out of shape becoming practically strings instead of fiat pieces of the goods. The tie of the present invention will not twist but will retain its flat and proper shape. The twisting in ties of the prior art,

the threads at the dififerent sides of the tie.

ll'ith applicants tie, as abovestated, the warp or woof threads passing through a. point on the longitudinal center line of the tie are of the same length and there will be equal strains produced at each side of the tie when the same is pulled upon. The edges of the blank being straight throughout the main portion of the tie, there is no fullness of said edges, to be gathered or tucked in which would cause unequal strains at the .edges of the tie.

From the above description it is seen that applicant-Chas provided a novel and ingenious method of producing a tie having the proper bias. Tests have been made on the tie and it has been demonstrated that the tie will not twist even when a heavy pull or tension is applied longitudinally thereof. With ties of the prior art, a very small pull or tension only was necessary to cause twisting thereof. A tie of the present invention, therefore, retains its shape and is much more convenient and durable than the ties heretofore made. It therefore has great utility. It will be understood that the term tie used herein is used in the broad sense and includes scarfs, mufflers, or any other similar articles of elongated form.

lit will, of course, be understood, that various changes may be made in the form, details and proportions of the device, as well as in the steps of the method, without departing from the scope of applicants invention which, generally stated, consists in a method and product capable of carrying out the objects above stated, and such as shown and described and set forth .in the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. The method of producing a four-in-f llO rassaeee alternate reverse arrangement with the center lines of said patterns extending at an angle of substantially 45 degrees to the line as the first mentioned side edge and in- 1 warp of the goods, and then cutting said ties from said goods. v v

2. The method set forth in claim 1, with the added steps of laying the alternately arranged patterns so that the piece of the goods therebetween will form the small end portion of the tie.

3. The method of producing bias ties from a piece of goods comprising cutting the patterns of said ties from the goods with their center lines making an angle of 45 degrees with the warp threads of the goods, folding each of the said patterns along its center line, stitching the folded edges together, turning the stitched tie inside out and arranging the seam in the center line at the rear of the tie throughout the length thereof, whereby the center line of the pattern becomes the center line of the front or main portion of the tie.

..The method ofproducing a four-inhand tie or similar article comprisinglaying out the pattern for said tie on the goods by laying out a center line for said pattern extending at an angle of forty five degrees to the warp of the goods, and laying out the sides of said pattern in straightlines making equal angles with said center line.

, 5. The method set forth in claim 4, with the additional steps of forming said pattern with a pointed triangular end, one side edge of which is located in the selvage of the goods and the other side edge of which makes the-same angle withnthe said center tersecting the selvage a short distance from from a folded integral piece of goods having a seam at its rear side and extending substantially along its longitudinal center line and the warp and woof threads passing through any point on said center line being of equal length. v

8. The method of laying out and forming a four-in-hand tie which consists in using a tapered pattern with rectilinear side edges,

placing the same, diagonally upon a strip of goods in spaced oppositely disposed positions to form large pieces for the main portion of the tie, dividing the piece'between said pieces along a diagonal making a small anglewith the sides of said larger pieces to form small pieces for the small end of the tie, folding said large and small pieces in twoplies, joining the edges and arranging the seam to extend longitudinally and cen-- trally along one side thereof and securing said small piece to one side edge of the folded larger piece adjacent its small end.

In testimony whereof afiix my signature.

I M. o; KELLY. 

